Korea: What if we just left?

[Brista]

hormonally imbalanced teenage girls and boys in America

Now there's a cultural contrast - in Britain they just rent the adult stuff discretely ;)

Back on topic, the idea of demonising someone for "Cult of Personality" rather intrigues me. Surely that is the system in the West too? It is certainly how the Conservatives won elections in the 80s and how Labour wins them now, speaking from a British perspective

Is the same not true in America? Or would people not care who was President as long as they supported his or her manifesto? Surely people vote for the person more than the policies

Coming back to the main question of what would happen if the US removed its forces I think the main effect would be this:

save your taxpayers' money

As others have noted there is no opportunity for North Korea to be successful in invading South Korea unless the political climate changes. If they did invade then the Americans would return, most likely with UN support.

So it doesn't really matter if those 37,000 troops are in Seoul or Dakota

They are based in Korea as a result of a historical circumstance.

Of course if China were to again support North Korea as it did in the fifties then the situation changes completely. It seems to me unlikely that the current Chinese leadership would be interested in such a military adventure, although I'm no expert

So removing the troops, imo, presents zero risk unless a major power were to ally with the North. In the current state of world politics I can't imagine any country would so willingly take on America, particularly since America's international image is bullish, aggressive and unforgiving